Since his surgery Myint feels a lot better. Although he still feels a bit of pain, it is nothing compared to before. He can now walk and ride his motorcycle without discomfort.

“Now that I know more about BCMF, I talk about the organisation to the patients I encounter during my work. When I travel for my work, I tell my patients that want to seek treatment in Yangon to go to BCMF instead,” said Myint.

Since his surgery Myint feels a lot better. Although he still feels a bit of pain, it is nothing compared to before. He can now walk and rid...

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January 14, 2018

Myint is a 29-year-old who lives with his parents and older sister in Burma. He moves around different villages with the Back Pack Health Worker Team (BPHWT).

In early 2015, he began to feel pain in his back and noticed that his urine was cloudy. Once or twice a month, he would feel numbness and hotness in his lower abdomen. He visited a doctor and received an X-ray test and a ultrasound test. He was diagnosed with a kidney stone. The doctor gave him oral medication, which made him feel temporarily better.

In July 2017, Myint’s symptoms returned, and he visited our medical partner’s care center. He underwent different tests, which showed that there were stones between his urethra and kidney.

Now, he is scheduled to undergo a procedure called shockwave lithotripsy to treat the stones on January 17. He needs help raising $1,500 to fund this procedure.

He says, “If BCMF can find the donor for me to support my surgery, I will have no worries about the treatment cost. I feel less stressed and much happier now. My family will also not be worried or stressed.”

Myint is a 29-year-old who lives with his parents and older sister in Burma. He moves around different villages with the Back Pack Health Wo...

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Myint received treatment at Mae Sot General Hospital. Medical partners often provide care to patients accepted by Watsi before those patients are fully funded, operating under the guarantee that the cost of care will be paid for by donors.